Tight end, Ohio State, 2019–⁠23

Cade Stover

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
251 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Mansfield, OH
Born
Jun 12, 2000

Cade Stover played tight end at Ohio State (2019–⁠23). The Houston Texans took Stover in round 4, No. 123 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
576
Receiving yards, 2023 (Ohio State, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 123
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

7catches, career hightwice; last vs. Michigan State, 202398receiving yards, career highat Indiana, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Purdue, 2023

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2019 and 2020

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Ohio State57615.2025
2022Ohio State3640611.3538
2023Ohio State4157614.0549
Career821,05812.91049

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Ohio State210000
2020Ohio State320000
2021Ohio State1150000
2023Ohio State110000
Career1790000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Ohio State8TEYr 1
2020Ohio State8TEYr 2
2021Ohio State8TEYr 3
2022Ohio State8TEYr 4
2023Ohio State8TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″251

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Ohio State61.26––7.6–
2022Ohio State480.4013th (n=683)0.7119.06%
2023Ohio State431.0381st (n=681)0.8044.57%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Ohio State 10 games, 41 catches, 576 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 2atIndianaW 23–⁠35980–––
Sep 16vs.Western KentuckyW 63–⁠105900–––
Sep 23atNotre DameW 17–⁠147520–––
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 37–⁠172661–––
Oct 14atPurdueW 41–⁠74532–––
Oct 21vs.Penn StateW 20–⁠124700–––
Oct 28atWisconsinW 24–⁠10–––100
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠37791–––
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 37–⁠34261–––
Nov 25atMichiganL 24–⁠303420–––
2022 Ohio State 13 games, 36 catches, 406 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.Notre DameW 21–⁠103140–––
Sep 10vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠122400–––
Sep 17vs.ToledoW 77–⁠213830–––
Sep 24vs.WisconsinW 52–⁠214512–––
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 49–⁠101120–––
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠20360–––
Oct 22vs.IowaW 54–⁠102250–––
Oct 29atPenn StateW 44–⁠316781–––
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠72120–––
Nov 12vs.IndianaW 56–⁠143452–––
Nov 19atMarylandW 43–⁠302200–––
Nov 26vs.MichiganL 23–⁠454130–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠42170–––
2021 Ohio State 7 games, 11 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 18vs.TulsaW 41–⁠201170–––
Sep 25vs.AkronW 59–⁠71250100
Oct 2atRutgersW 52–⁠13–––300
Oct 9vs.MarylandW 66–⁠17190100
Oct 23atIndianaW 54–⁠71180–––
Oct 30vs.Penn StateW 33–⁠24170–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.UtahW 48–⁠45–––600
2020 Ohio State 2 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Nov 7vs.RutgersW 49–⁠27–––100
Dec 5atMichigan StateW 52–⁠12–––200
2019 Ohio State 1 game, 2 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 7vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠0–––200

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′3⅞″
Weight247 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan77¼″W
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′9″
20-yard shuttle4.45 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024Houston Texans14151331
2025Houston Texans612760
2026 (so far)Houston Texans32180
NFL career23292271

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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